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The Best 20 Beers in 2023By Jamie BognerFrom more than 1,000 beers winnowed down via blind judging throughout the year—and then winnowed further by more blind tasting with our top writers and editors—here are 20 beers that represent the very finest in brewing today.
TrailKeg Carbonated Growlers: Mini Kegs Engineered for Much More Than BeerHow a Christmas gift and a camping trip led two friends to develop one of the most versatile carbonated growler systems available.
Best in Beer Readers’ Choice: Your Favorite Breweries in 2023You voted, we tallied. From our annual Readers’ Choice survey, here are your favorite breweries—broken down by size, based on how many barrels brewed per year.
Recipe: Misfit Outpost Subcontinental Jackfruit Rice LagerBy Sarah NadeemFrom Misfit Outpost in Cypress, Texas, this beer celebrates South Asian flavor in the form of sweet, creamy jackfruit, which adds its tropical accent to a light, crisp, rice-lager frame.
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Podcast Episode 328: Art History is Finding Innovation in Its Focus on TraditionBy Jamie BognerFrom its outpost an hour outside of downtown Chicago, Art History has quietly built momentum by focusing on a range of Czech- and German-inspired lagers as well as bitters, milds, and other English styles. In this episode, head brewer Greg Browne and cofounder Tom Rau share their approach to making traditional beers cool again.
Special Ingredient: JackfruitBy Joe StangePopular in South Asia, this hulking tropical fruit with a sweet, creamy flavor may have something unique to add to the conversation.
Video Tip: This Key Step Sets Brewing for THC Apart from Using Cannabis for Flavor and AromaBy Ross KoenigsRoss Koenigs, founder and brewer at Second Dawn in Aurora, Colorado, explains the basics of decarboxylation, why that step is necessary to activate THC, and why a tincture is the the most prudent route for homebrewers to take.
The Business Case for Automating your Depalletizing Operations—Get Moving!Are you still manually depalletizing in your packaging operation? Here are four easy steps to immediately increase your brewery’s profits.
Podcast Episode 327: GABF Gold! Rob Malad of Metazoa Doubles Down on Decocted Scottish-Style AleBy Jamie BognerOver the years, Metazoa has won more than a dozen GABF and World Beer Cup medals. The latest gold—for a double-decocted, Scottish-style ale made with ingredients on hand, minimal specialty malts, open fermentation, and yeast borrowed from their hazy IPA—is proof that there is more than one way to make a compelling and malt-forward ale.
Do What You Love, and Be Proud of What You DoThe BREWHA BIAC is the simplest way to make the best beer. It uses a unique method that takes up less space and uses less water, and it makes brewing simpler, more enjoyable, and easier to do while still providing full control of the brewing process.
Czech Lager: The Art of the AddictiveBy Joe StangeWhether you want to brew a more convincing Czech-style lager, or you simply want to borrow a few tricks to shape the kind of beer that seems impossible to stop drinking, here are some elements to consider.
Recipe: Bus Beer Světlý Ležák 12°This reverently Czech-style lager is triple-decocted and brewed with imported Moravian malt and whole-leaf Bohemian Saaz. Green Bench cofounder and head brewer Khris Johnson says the beer “was inspired by a life-changing week spent in the Czech Republic with an incredible group of people.”
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